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Storm Cellar A literary journal of safety and danger 254

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Storm Cellar is a literary journal of safety and danger. We place a special emphasis on the Midwest, but even more emphasis on amazing writing and art. We aim to display aesthetic ambition as well as the work of authors and artists who are under-represented in the Anglophone literary world. We want everybody to get weird and enlightened and learn and fall in love and have superpowers. We want to surprise and delight and horrify and provoke. Storm Cellar is not a distraction but a cure for boredom.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for post-quota submissions & expedited responses.
Submission Caps: They may close to free submissions if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2010

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished irregularly.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished irregularly.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 4 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region).

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 1,000 words; Up to 4 pieces.
Essay Essay1,000 - 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 4 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction1,000 - 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal. Excluding: Academic.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region).

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemUp to 400 lines; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region).

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUp to 20 pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region).

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.


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Storm Cellar Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 80 reports from 70 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 61.1 mean avg | 62.5 median | 155 max days (33.9 std dev)
Responses87.50 %
Acceptances1.25 % of submissions accepted (126.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.43 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections86.25 % (63.1 avg. days per rejection) | 8.7 % personal, 63.8 % form, 27.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses12.50 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals12.50 % (40.7 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending25 responses are pending (5 min | 76.2 mean avg | 65.0 median | 242 max days waiting | 59.1 std dev) from 25 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (23.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (28.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 48.2 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Jan 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 23 Jan 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 24 Apr 2012

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